Fast Facts About Private Schools

Private schools produce an annual savings to taxpayers estimated at more than $48,000,000,000.

Private school students perform better than their public school counterparts on standardized achievement tests.

Ninety percent of private high school graduates attend college, compared to 66 percent of public high school graduates.

Private school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds are more than three times more likely than comparable public school students to attain a bachelor's degree by their mid-twenties, meaning private schools help break the cycle of poverty for their students.

Private schools are racially, ethnically, and economically diverse. Twenty-three percent of private school students are students of color; 28 percent are from families with annual incomes under $50,000.

Private secondary school students are nearly 50 percent more likely to take Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in science and math than public school students.

The participation of private school students in community service projects is significantly higher than among their public school counterparts.

Source: Council for American Private Education’s new brochure on private education.